Here is how I pulled this together

First thing: Clean and get rid of all of the junk. Greg had really not been living here for a few years, and when you don’t live somewhere, it never gets vaccuumed or dusted. So, the accumulation of dirt can become overwhelming.

Also, its tough to reno with lots of “stuff” in the way. Here are some options:

Sell stuff online (help to pay for the new stuff!)

Donate to charity

Make a trip to the dump

Or if you are like us, and live in a condo building with a big dumpster, you can use that

Another part of the cleaning was the carpets, which came up pretty well, considering that they probably hadn’t been cleaned in TEN YEARS. The bedroom carpets came up the best, as they had the least traffic. Plus if you need to cover up trouble areas, a throw rug is your friend.

A fresh coat of paint is always excellent bang for your buck. In this room I used my favourite colour, which I also used in the kitchen. Behr’s graceful grey. I used Behr Frost for the trim. I love the smell of fresh paint.

End Tables

There were two small end tables but they were not really the correct finish for the room.

Cheap end table. Just needs a bit of paint.

I painted these using Rustoleum Silver spray paint. When I did the first one, I sanded it down ,and then sprayed. But because it is a very thin veneer over MDF, it wore down to the particle board very easily. So, for the second one I primed it instead, and then spray painted. This is the better method. Here is what they look like painted

Voila! painted up nicely to go with my decor

The bedding I purchased online from Joss and Main/Wayfair. I love online shopping, especially when they ship for free. If you like this bedding you can find it here

I really love the look of this. The cat and the dog also like it. Unfortunately the cat drools, so he’s not allowed in there anymore 🙂

Kitty approved bedding

Sage likes it too, and she doesn’t drool…

The curtains are from IKEA.

All of the following items came from Home Sense. I LOVE Home Sense!!!!!!